"Yes, it's a good plan! But don't you think the troops you brought to block us are too few? More than 10,000 people, do you think such a small number of trash can stop us?" Looking at the young master of the fox clan and the 10,000 orcs who blocked our way, I looked at him strangely.
“Hahaha, I'm afraid I can't stop you... but what does it matter? As long as the 10,000 people here can hold on for a few minutes, then... hahaha, you will be overwhelmed by my main force... You damn human, look behind you, see how big a midnight snack I have prepared for you... ” Hearing my words without any worry, the young master of the fox clan felt a little uneasy, but his overly optimistic about the situation made him enjoy teasing me to his heart's content in the end.
"So...if...if you lose those main forces now? What will you do?" With pity in my heart, I was already very happy. If I hadn't wanted to tease him, I think I would have laughed out loud by now.
"Sir, everything is ready, you can give orders at any time..."
"What? What are you talking about?" After hearing my words and thinking about the words of an officer not far from me, the young master of the fox clan finally felt that something was wrong.
"Action!" Without waiting for the young master of the fox clan to say anything, I had already given the order to my magicians to detonate. . . . .
A loud noise that almost shook the entire valley apart sounded instantly. Then, from my troops more than 100 meters from the valley entrance to hundreds of meters outside the valley, they were all shrouded in a colorful curtain of magic light. . . Smoke and sparks covered most of the valley. . . . . .
"Okay, everything is settled! Now, we are going to have a good fight face to face... No harassers, no influence of terrain, this is a fair battle, isn't it? But what a pity! More than 200,000 troops, bang! Gone, it's really pitiful! But you don't care, do you? Just now you said that you were not sad about the loss of the previous 200,000, so I don't think you will have any worries about the 200,000 this time... As long as your 10,000 pieces of trash can destroy me, then everything is not a problem, right... Kill, leave no grass behind!" Anyway, the last sentence is the one that I think is the most powerful and can best reflect my strength among all the words I have ever said. . . Of course, you must have absolute strength to say this.
Afterwards, 20,000 survivors wearing magic equipment and 10,000 longbowmen once again staged an asymmetrical battle. Or, you could call it a massacre...
When the first rays of dawn fell in the morning, the 500,000 orcs were a thing of the past. Whether it was the orcs who blocked my troops in the canyon, or the orcs who were stationed outside the valley as the first line of defense, or the survivors who were dying under the attack of the magic mines I had set up throughout the outer half of the valley, they had all returned to the arms of the beast god they worshipped.
"Sir, this battle has ended so far. According to statistics, the mines modified by the magic scroll were buried in an area of several square kilometers and then detonated, directly killing more than 100,000 people on the other side and causing tens of thousands of minor and serious injuries, all of which were cleared by our side afterwards.
The 40,000 troops stationed outside the valley were also attacked by our two magician troops, and they were all wiped out. In addition, the 10,000 orc troops blocking us in the rear were also surrounded and annihilated by us.
The orc you specifically wanted to capture was also successfully captured. However... However, while he was escaping, he was shot in the buttocks by the stream of fire. Now, after treatment, he has been controlled by us.
In general, in this battle, we lost more than 1,000 soldiers and injured more than 4,000 people, but it did not have any impact on our troops.
As for the Orcs, we wiped out more than 500,000 of them this time (including the 50,000 wolf cavalrymen we wiped out before, the more than 100,000 we wiped out in Anpu, and the ones we wiped out on the way), captured dozens of senior officers, and basically found no escaped Orcs. . . . . . . "
After some statistics, Shen Qiang reported the final statistics of these battles to me with awe in his eyes. From his and other officers' expressions, I saw not only their optimism about the future, but also their loyalty to me, which became more and more solid with each victory.
"It's a pity... The injured should be given first aid on the spot and then sent to the Iron Fortress. The dead should be cremated on the spot and their ashes should be taken back... Their families should be compensated as much as possible..." Although such a casualty ratio cannot but be said to be a miracle in the history of war, I still can't be happy. Not to mention the tens of millions of beastmen and tens of millions of beastmen who are ready to gather at the human gathering point on the East Continent, even the 1.5 million beastmen we are about to face are enough to make me drink a pot. For a moment, I was in a very low mood.
"Xiang, don't be sad. Absolute safety is never guaranteed on the battlefield. Although most of the victims this time are my fellow countrymen, and I feel very sad, I will not let this affect my mood.
After all, there is still a long way to go for us, and those orcs who invaded our home are still waiting for us to drive them out. . . . .
Therefore, you must cheer up and don't let your temporary emotional fluctuations affect your performance. After all, you are the hope of the entire East Continent now!"
Seeing that I suddenly fell silent, the thoughtful Yiya gently held my hand and whispered comfortingly.
"But, but I really don't understand, why did I come to this world? Did I come to this world just to suffer from fear? To have my hands stained with blood? Damn it... the number of people who have lost their lives at my hands... or because of me, is no less than one million. This... this is really..." Thinking back on my experience after coming to this world, I was really confused. This thief God, how on earth did he want to play tricks on me? For a moment, I suddenly yelled at the sky...
"Xiang, how are you..."
"My Lord, are you all right?"
My sudden madness caused panic among the entire God's Army. Every high-ranking official around me also surrounded me in a panic. If I had any accident at this time, they all knew what the consequences would be.
"I'm fine... I'm just venting. Everyone is busy with their own things. It's just that I went from being a researcher of ancient technology to killing countless people all of a sudden. I'm just not used to it..."
"Xiang, we all know that you are not a bloodthirsty person. In fact, although you have killed many people up to now, it was all out of helplessness, so you don't have to take it to heart. In addition, those orcs, if you don't kill them, they will still kill us. If it weren't for your efforts, I'm afraid that we humans in the East Continent would have lost hope of defeating those orcs..." After hearing what I said, Yiya immediately defended me.
"But...but I'm afraid that people will have a prejudice against me and eventually leave me..."
"No, how could that be? Xiang, for everything you have done, not only will no one in my clan discriminate against you, but all of us are happy to follow a strong man..."
"Yes, sir, we take you as our role model and are willing to follow you forever and never betray you for the rest of our lives!"
Listening to the promises and assurances, I didn't dare to say anything, but raised my head and looked at Yaruo and Yunyue who were standing not far away. From the surprise attack on the beastmen outside the valley, to watching the survivors slit the throats of all the injured beastmen one by one, and finally watching the soldiers of the First Division interrogate the captured beastmen and shoot them to death one by one as moving targets... From then on, the way they looked at me changed completely... And because of this, I directed this play myself!
“Yaruo, Yunyue…you…” Silently, I whispered their two names, trying to win their hearts again.
Slowly, Yaruo and Yunyue looked at each other, then, after showing a more polite smile, they slowly walked towards me.
“Master, we don’t blame you for anything... it’s just... it’s too cruel... We... we really can’t stand it..." Gently throwing herself into my arms, Yunyue whispered their dissatisfaction in my ear.
"Listen to me, Yunyue, this is not my intention. But... but this is not an ordinary war, this is an extermination war between two races... The orcs invaded humans and they were the first to start the war. In Anpu City, those orcs started the massacre as soon as they entered the city...
And now, all over the East Continent, such scenes are repeated all the time. Because of this, do you think I have the ability to stop my subordinates from killing those orcs? No, I don’t have this ability yet. . . If I stop them, then what I will get is suspicion and betrayal from my soldiers. . . But, I can assure you here that I will do everything possible to stop this kind of slaughter in the future. . . . . . . "Gently stroking the shoulders of the two elves, I felt extremely proud.
Isn’t it just a play? . . . . . (To be continued)